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The new research reports from Fundamental Markets, available for free download at the links above, examine Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK), Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM), Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHR), Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:XHR), and Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) on a fundamental level and outlines the overall demand for their products and services in addition to an in-depth review of the business strategy, management discussion, and overall direction going forward. Several excerpts from the recently released reports are available to today's readers below.

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Important Notice: the following excerpts are not designed to be standalone summaries and as such, important information may be missing from these samples. Please download the entire research report, free of charge, to ensure you are reading all relevant material information. All information in this release was accessed December 1st, 2017. Percentage calculations are performed after rounding. All amounts in millions (MM), except per share amounts.

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Splunk Inc. (SPLK) REPORT OVERVIEW

Splunk's Recent Financial Performance

For the three months ended July 31st, 2017 vs July 31st, 2016, Splunk reported revenue of $279.96MM vs $212.75MM (up 31.59%) and basic earnings per share -$0.60 vs -$0.65. For the twelve months ended January 31st, 2017 vs January 31st, 2016, Splunk reported revenue of $949.96MM vs $668.44MM (up 42.12%) and basic earnings per share -$2.65 vs -$2.20. Splunk is expected to report earnings on February 22nd, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending January 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$0.42. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is -$1.22 and is expected to report on February 22nd, 2018.

For the three months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Sangamo Therapeutics reported revenue of $11.81MM vs $2.82MM (up 318.42%) and basic earnings per share -$0.15 vs -$0.27. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2016 vs December 31st, 2015, Sangamo Therapeutics reported revenue of $19.39MM vs $39.54MM (down 50.96%) and basic earnings per share -$1.02 vs -$0.58. Sangamo Therapeutics is expected to report earnings on February 27th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2017. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$0.14. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is -$0.73 and is expected to report on February 27th, 2018.

For the three months ended July 31st, 2017 vs July 31st, 2016, Williams-Sonoma reported revenue of $1,201.61MM vs $1,159.03MM (up 3.67%) and basic earnings per share $0.61 vs $0.58 (up 5.17%). For the twelve months ended January 31st, 2017 vs January 31st, 2016, Williams-Sonoma reported revenue of $5,083.81MM vs $4,976.09MM (up 2.16%) and basic earnings per share $3.45 vs $3.42 (up 0.88%). Williams-Sonoma is expected to report earnings on March 21st, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending January 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $1.55. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $3.70 and is expected to report on March 21st, 2018.

For the three months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Coherent reported revenue of $490.30MM vs $248.46MM (up 97.33%) and basic earnings per share $3.01 vs $1.26 (up 138.89%). For the twelve months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Coherent reported revenue of $1,723.31MM vs $857.39MM (up 101.00%) and basic earnings per share $8.46 vs $3.62 (up 133.70%). Coherent is expected to report earnings on February 6th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2017. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $2.24. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $18.53 and is expected to report on November 6th, 2018.

For the three months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Xenia Hotels & Resorts reported revenue of $223.29MM vs $233.95MM (down 4.56%) and basic earnings per share $0.11 vs $0.19 (down 42.11%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2016 vs December 31st, 2015, Xenia Hotels & Resorts reported revenue of $950.16MM vs $976.14MM (down 2.66%) and basic earnings per share $0.79 vs $0.79 (unchanged). Xenia Hotels & Resorts is expected to report earnings on February 27th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2017. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.55. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $2.01 and is expected to report on February 27th, 2018.

For the three months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Career Education reported revenue of $144.99MM vs $167.63MM (down 13.51%) and basic earnings per share $0.04 vs -$0.01. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2016 vs December 31st, 2015, Career Education reported revenue of $704.39MM vs $847.27MM (down 16.86%) and basic earnings per share -$0.27 vs $0.76. Career Education is expected to report earnings on February 22nd, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2017. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.04. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $0.62 and is expected to report on February 22nd, 2018.

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